Gélas 1942 - Armagnac millésime - half bottle - b. 2005 - 35cl

Armagnac millésime - half bottle 35cl

Although traces of the family can be found as far back as 1246, and in that of the King's Musketeer D'Artagnan (born Charles de Batz), it was not until the mid-19th century that the Gélas family really linked its destiny with that of Armagnac.
Guillaume Gélas, a cooper by trade, handed over his business to his son Baptiste in 1865. The latter created Maison Gélas, and moved into
In 1910, his son Louis took over the management of the company and acquired a vineyard in Manciet, Château de Martet, still in the family fold. A public figure, he held elected office in his town and at departmental level.

After the Second World War, Pierre succeeded his father Louis and gave the family business an international dimension.

In 1950, he was the first wine merchant in the Gers to open his business to the trade of wines and various spirits: Les Caves de Baptiste was born!
He revolutionized his era by presenting exclusive Armagnacs from the Bas Armagnac and Ténarèze terroirs, aged to their natural, unreduced degree. This unique proprietary selection earned him a reputation at the finest tables in France and abroad.

Today, his son Philippe, representing the fourth generation of the Gélas family, has been running the company since the end of 2001. He perpetuates the innovative spirit of his forebears by introducing single-varietal Armagnacs, thus affirming Maison Gélas' difference: l'Armagnac Autrement....